The construction of the Lobito mill began in November 2018 and included the reconstruction of a colonial-era silo, installation of new metal silos, and cleaning and transportation equipment. Mota-Engil Angola was responsible for all civil engineering works, with around 130 workers working directly with our Industrial Department.

The silos, with a total storage capacity of 66,000 tons of grain, can unload grain ships at up to 300 tons per hour and perform pre-cleaning at 150 tons per hour. In addition, the plant is prepared for loading trucks and railway wagons to close the logistics loop and is ready to increase its storage capacity by another 16 thousand tons in the future.

According to Nuno Alegria, this marks an important step in the project "we can sustainably move to the second phase with the installation of state-of-the-art wheat milling equipment." Similar to the Luanda factory, the plant will use Buhler technology and have the flexibility to produce flour of different qualities, depending on the needs of the local market, with a milling capacity of 480 tons of wheat per day, equivalent to about 375 tons of wheat flour, and 100 tons of granulated wheat bran per day.

"The quality of our product is higher than current market offerings, and the presence of railways to neighbouring countries will open doors for exports. The mill will stimulate related economic activities, create employment and bring development to the entire region," he added.

Congratulations to the Industrial Team of Webcor Group for this achievement with a special appreciation to Francisco Silvério, Project Manager, Dianil Moniz, responsible for all administrative and logistical work, as well as the GMA team in Luanda for their support in the final phase, namely Marcondes Messala, Omran Saadeh and Adelson Narciso.